COMMERCIAL DESCRIPTIONAnna (1902 - ? ) was our grandfather’s sister; Hill Farmstead Brewery rests upon the land that was once home to her and her 13 siblings. In her honor, this Honey Saison is crafted from American malted barley, European and American hops, Vermont wildflower honey, our distinctive farmhouse yeast and water from our well. Unfiltered and naturally carbonated, this is the ale that I dream to have shared with Anna.
6.5% ALC/VOL 14º P Ingredients: Pale Malt, American and European Hops, Vermont Wildflower Honey, Ale Yeast, and our Well Water.

Oh how I love saisons...this one is one of the best!!!! Citrus and flora notes, orange blossom comes through as you drink it, Excellent carbonation with slim white head. Such a fantastic refreshing brew. A+++++

Bottle from joeybones3. Thanks, man. I got a very small taste of this at the last Hunahpu release (thanks to whoever that was) so I knew it would be good but man is this beer special. It pours a golden color with a big lasting fluffy white head that leaves some substantial lacing. A wonderful array of scents invade the aroma consisting of citrus peel, grass, leafy hops, spring flowers, soft herbal notes, and raw honey. Wow. The flavors are so incredibly well integrated. There’s a crackery-honey sweetness to this but it’s super dry in teh finish with a touch of fresh citrus bitterness. Straw, grass, and herbal notes mix in well with plenty of rustic farmhouse character. What an amazing beer. One of the best I’ve had.

750 ml bottle. A lightly hazy medium blonde beer, with a huge, fizzy, frothy, lacing almost fully lasting white head. The aroma is lightly to moderately malty (toasted bread), lightly to moderately hoppy (flowers, herbs, lemon), lightly to moderately yeasty (earth, dough), with notes of honey, exotic fruits, pepper, spicy/perfumey herbs/flowers (hardly definable, but like lavender/basil/dandelion), oranges. The flavor is moderately sweet, lightly to moderately acidic, lightly to moderately bitter. Medium body, velvety texture, lively carbonation, dry and very long finish with moderate bitterness. This is a hell of a beer... Noble and American hops are amazingly integrated, live everything in this stuff, including the honey presence, subtle but effective. Marvellous from the beginning to the end, a true showstopper and shared with my mother Anna. I ’m hugely impressed by Hill Farmstead and I definately need more.

Effervescent with a very bright straw yellow color 3 finger head. Hazy and unfiltered.Grassy and has a sweetness from the honey. Citrus fruits are strong in the nose with a bready/yeasty finish. A hint of funk rounds out this beer. The barnyard grassiness is right on the front of the tongue followed by a graprefruity hoppiness that lingers and grabs hold of my mouth and coats ever crevice. Perfect balance and very crisp. The mouthfeel is incredible with the carbonation being high with a medium to low body. A perfect example of this style. Will be sad to see this one go when I drink it all.

big thanks to whatsarezaf for this one. the pour is a hazy yellow a little cloudy on some of the other glasses at the tasting mine was a nice clean yellow. stong lemon and honey notes very floral taste was remarkable dry and crisp light fruit notes this is off memory from last night this was a super beer

Further Personal Perceptions:
-Towering foam attains perfect retention and lacing atop the hazy blond.
-Natural carbonation is fluffy and amazingly soft.
-The finish is the meeting of herbal hops and doughy yeast.
-White grapefruit and citrusy thyme allusions are found throughout.
-The wildflower honey character is more prominent than the flavor profile. It is intelligently integrated.
-At this point, I get the impression that any Saison from Hill Farmstead will be a masterpiece. I don’t think I can decide on a favorite since they’re all so complex, authentic and amazingly drinkable.
-Addendum: an 18-month old bottle was absolutely mindblowing. Pretty much perfect, as a matter of fact. Tartness had slowly developed, fitting in perfectly with the rest of the complex and comfortable flavor profile. Wow.

UPDATED: AUG 25, 2011 750 ml Bottle Shared by Egadjzis. I have had on tap, and the bottle seems a bit more conditioned and complex than the tap. Pours a nice deep hazed golden with a lively big rocky white head- and good lacing. Aroma is more powerful due to the lively high carbonation in the bottle- sea foam, slight grapefruit zest, lemon hint, earthy light farmhouse funk mixed with a white grapeskin- kind of a txakoli wine aroma- herbal grassy, slight pear and melon fruits- mixed with slight tropical fruits, earth, then slate/mineral. Flavor is light bread, cracker, toast, almost fruit juicy and wine-like, subdued tropical notes, light brett funk, earth then more mineral slightly tart wine with some herbal hints as the fruits fade. Dry crisp finish yet still complex in the aftertaste. Easy drinking and very unique. Nice Biere de Miel/Saison!

Bottle in a trade a while back. Pour is a glorious cloudy gold with a rocky white head. Aroma is bursting with orange, light barn funk, faint saison spice, light acidic notes, and light herbal notes. Flavor is tart and citrusy up front with notes of lemon peel and orange. Then spicy saison notes kick in with a juicy and spicy finish. Just a great beer. Another hit from this brewery.

Bottle from brewery. Pours a pale straw color with an enormous white head. Aromas of citrus and pepper, a touch of funk. Taste is lightly tart and dry. Flavors of lemon rind, some pepper, some juicy funk. Slight acidity. Crackling dry. Finishes lemony, lightly tart with some cracker. World class.

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